His Luna [SasuKarin Werewolf AU]

Chapter Fifteen

Karin
"I think finding out we are still mates is the best thing that has ever happened to me," he said. His eyes bore into me with sincerity. He stepped closer to me; he was now only inches away, and I could feel a pull towards his inviting warmth.

Part of me didn't want to run away; part of me wanted to just melt into his arms and forget everything else existed. But how long could we ignore reality?

He reached toward me, gently grabbing my chin and tilting my face towards his. "Please come back and eat with me. This has been the best night of my life, and I never meant to hurt you," he pleaded. I looked into his eyes, trying to figure out why he was trying so hard. I was being silly; I knew I was being silly. Here he was giving me the best date of my whole life, and I was trying to get him to reject me. We were having such a great time before I messed it up.

"Okay," I whispered as I nodded my head ever so slightly. He seemed to relax just a bit as I agreed. He still didn't move his hand from my chin.

"Do you forgive me?" he asked softly.

"Yes," I whispered again. Still, Sasuke held onto me. After a moment, he seemed to snap out of his trance. He released my chin and stepped to the side so I could lead us back to the picnic blanket. I began walking with Sasuke right beside me.

Hesitantly, I reached for his hand. He let my small hand grasp him before holding it lightly. I didn't want to tell him how comforting it was when he grabbed me, even just my hand. I have never felt so secure with anyone and never expected to feel so safe with him. Was this our mate bond?

We made our way back over to the picnic blanket. We sat down, and he looked at me before asking, "Um, are you hungry, or would you like to start the movie?"

"I'd love to have some macaroni and cheese, please," I replied quietly.

"My pleasure," he said, more encouraged now. He let of my hand reluctantly to make our plates. He handed go me a plate and then started to get up. I looked at him quizzically.

"It's getting dark now, so how about dinner and a movie?" he asked.

I nodded my head with a smile. I hoped some of the awkwardness that had settled in would dissipate with a bit of distraction. He went behind the giant screen and started the projector.

He came back with a nervous smile on his face."I hope you like it. I didn't know what you had seen, so I just picked a funny movie."

"I haven't seen many movies, actually. Just a couple of little kid ones we have watched."

He looked at me, shocked. "Wait, so you never even watched the movies they showed at school?"

I shook my head. "No, I either did my homework or took a nap. Unless they were educational films that we were being tested on."

"Not even like on weekends or during holidays?" he asked.

I stared at him with my head crooked. Did he really think I spent my time doing as I pleased? After a few minutes of not having an answer for him, his eyes widened in understanding.

"Oh. Well, uh..." he started.

"It's okay. I always have preferred books anyway," I said to spare him the awkwardness. I didn't want to make him feel bad about what happened to me while living at the packhouse. I looked down at my plate and started eating. This was really good. Far better than anything I can cook.

As the introduction music started on the movie, Sasuke looked at me with sincere eyes, "Karin, will you tell me about it sometime? About growing up in the packhouse? I know we didn't have the same experiences; I want to understand." He looked at me hopefully.